The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1870 Jamaica Plan, West Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Name: Eliza G Townsend
estimated Birth Year: 1790
Gender: Female
age in 1870: 80y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: New York
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Eliza G Townsend F 80y New York
Caroline L Townsend F 40y Massachusetts
David Townsend M 41y Massachusetts
Kate Fallen F 19y Ireland
Mary A Edwards F 17y Nova Scotia
William Redmond M 19y New Hampshire
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1880 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
name : Eliza G. Townsend
event: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 89
marital status : Widowed
occupation : Keeping House
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Self
birthplace : New York, United States
birthdate : 1791
spouse's name :
spouse's birthplace :
father's name :
father's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
mother's name :
mother's birthplace : New York, United States
page : 573
page character : C
entry number : 99
nara film number : T9-0561
gs film number : 1254561
Digital Folder Number: 004241643
Image Number: 00210
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Eliza G. Townsend F 89 New York, United States
son David Townsend M 50 Massachusetts, United States
other Mary Mclean F 26 Canada
other Mary I. Mcpherson F 21 Canada
other Eugene Brown M 19 Massachusetts, United States
1882 Death
Name: Eliza G. Gerry Townsend
titles & terms:
event: Death
Event Date: 01 May 1882
Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Residence:
street address: Morton St.
Gender: Female
Age: 91
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation:
Birth Date:
birthPlace: New York City
estimated Birth Year: 1791
burial date:
burial Place:
cemetery:
father: Elbridge
father's titles & terms:
father's birthPlace: Marblehead
mother: Ann
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthPlace: New York City
additional relatives:
Spouse:
volume/ page/ certificate number: v 339 p 110
Film Number: 960223
frame number:
Digital Folder Number: 4223247
Image Number: 122
'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ NWM3-23J : accessed 11 Dec 2012), Eliza G. Gerry Townsend, 1882.
Birth — 1790
New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)
Questions, Corrections & New Information
Ask a question or share a correction, source, or new detail about Eliza GERRY.
When possible, include names, dates, places, and sources so the information is easier to verify.